Roy P. Wilcox
# Roy P. Wilcox

Roy Porter Wilcox (June 30, 1873 – May 20, 1946) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

## Biography

Wilcox was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in 1873. He was admitted to the bar in 1896, and graduated from Cornell Law School in 1897. He suffered a serious scalp wound in 1917 while dining at a restaurant. Wilcox died at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire following a short illness in 1946.

## Political career

Wilcox was a member of the Senate from 1917 to 1920. He was twice a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Wisconsin, in 1918 and 1920. In 1925, he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in a special election following the death of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. He lost to La Follette's son, Robert M. La Follette, Jr.

